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Israel-Hezbollah war: Latest developments

An Israeli strike targeted a car near Jezzine and a leaflet box hit a balcony in Jnah on Saturday after an overnight strike on Dahiyeh and air raids across south Lebanon.

Reports said the strike on the car killed four people.

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US hopes for Iran meetings 'this week'

U.S. President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington "this week" to end the month-long war in the Middle East.

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Israel bombs Dahiyeh, warns of further strikes

A strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday afternoon without warning from the Israeli military, Lebanese state media said, as TV footage showed smoke rising from the area.

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Lebanon at real risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe', UN says

Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the U.N. refugee agency warned Friday.

Since March 2, more than a million people -- one in five residents -- have been forced to flee their homes, said the UNHCR.

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Iran Guards urge civilians to leave areas near US forces in region

Iran's Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the region on Friday to stay away from areas near U.S. forces, nearly a month into the war with the United States and Israel.

"The cowardly American-Zionist forces... are attempting to use civilian locations and innocent people as human shields," said the Guards in a statement on their Sepah News website.

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Israel army says more troops needed on Lebanese front

The Israeli military said on Thursday it requires additional troops for deployment in southern Lebanon, where forces are engaged in fighting Hezbollah as part of efforts to establish a buffer zone.

"On the Lebanese front, the forward defensive zone that we are creating requires additional IDF forces," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised briefing, noting that the military is operating simultaneously across multiple fronts, including the West Bank, Gaza and Syria.

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Two killed in Israeli strike on Tahwitat al-Ghadir in Dahieh

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early Friday, killing two people, according to the health ministry.

AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing from the area after the raid.

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Trump postpones Iran power plant strikes, says talks going 'very well'

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would not yet strike Iranian power plants as previously threatened after a request from the government in Tehran, and added that talks with the Islamic republic were "going very well."

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Trump denies he's desperate for Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump denied Thursday he was desperate for a deal to end the Middle East war, insisting that Tehran was keen to come to the table despite the Islamic republic's cool response to an American peace plan.

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Hezbollah again denies any presence in Kuwait after latest Gulf state arrests

Hezbollah on Thursday again denied it had any presence in Kuwait, a day after the Gulf country announced more arrests of people allegedly linked to the Iran-backed group.

"For the third time, Hezbollah reiterates its complete denial of the accusations" made by Kuwait's interior ministry, the group said in a statement.

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